Commercial Analyst - Consumer

Internal Job Description

Work closely with various stakeholders like marketing, order admin etc to drive the profitability and improve costs by reduction in expenses

Provide commercial advice and support to the CBS Sales & Marketing teams. Ensuring accounting transactions are correct and entered into the system on time, accurately reflecting the CBS business.

• Provide analysis, modelling and insights to support decision making, plan and implement agreed strategic and operational initiatives
• Involvement and provision of sound commercial advice to Sales teams in key deals
• Commercial input into various operational activities such as forecasts, campaigns,
• Product / category end to end profitability view and management
• Identification and resolution of gaps in reports
• Track revenue reports and compare with Daily sales report
• Resolve Queries from internal stakeholders around the P&L
• Liaise with logistics, order admin, sales, product planning & project team to bring together weekly forecast report
• Review & consolidate forecast reports with commercial analysis
• Work closely with Product Managers with regard to campaigns and launch of new products
• Contribute to achieving business goal
• Assist with the development, preparation and implementation of annual, quarterly budgets and forecasting
• All budget data to be collected, collated, reported on and entered into the systems correctly and on time.
• Ensure budgets and forecasts are prepared in accordance with agreed guidelines and timeframes.
• Undertake detailed analysis of budget data received from divisions and subsidiaries for reasonableness, obtaining explanations for variances and inconsistencies identified and reporting significant changes with meaningful explanations.
• Ensure treatment in budget preparation is consistent with treatment of actual items

• Minimum of 3 years relevant professional experience
• Proven experience in a time critical analytical role (ability to meet strict deadlines)
• Experience of TM1, Microsoft Access, & Salesforce highly desirable
• Advanced Excel skills.
• Possess commercial financial experience, with an understanding of financial accounting systems, administration and key governance issues.
• Strong management accounting skills, ability to maintain good audit trails, cost accounting, documentation skills and high standards of professionalism with what you do.
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team.
• Excellent communication skills (assertiveness/confidence)
• Good rapport with internal and external customers.